MassEquality Executive Director Kara Coredini to Step Down December 31
BOSTON, Mass.—After more than four years as Executive Director, Kara Coredini will be leaving MassEquality at the end of this year. Her last day will…
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National Report Documents Hate Violence Against LGBTQ and HIV Communities
By: Eric Brus*— High levels of hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities continued last year, according to the new report, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…
Coming Out to your Health Care Provider
By: Harvey J. Makadon, MD*— We can’t expect to get appropriate care from our health providers if we don’t come out to them. Conversely, our…
#CONNECTEDBoston: An Op-Ed to Black and Brown Gay, Bisexual and Queer men
By: Amir Dixon/Special to TRT— When I moved to Boston from South Florida for school almost five years ago, I was adamant that I wanted…
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Victory for Rights of Gay Jurors
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that attorneys in federal cases may not dismiss…
National LGBT Health Education Center’s Webinar: Meeting Health Needs of LGBT People
BOSTON, Mass. – The National LGBT Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute will host the educational webinar, “Meeting the Health Care Needs of Lesbian,…
The Defeat of DOMA: Is it the End of Marriage Inequality in U.S. Immigration Law?
By: Matthew I. Hirsch*/Special to TRT— On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional. Writing…
GLAD Marks 15th Anniversary of Landmark Supreme Court Victory
Bragdon v. Abbott Established Protections for People with HIV BOSTON, Mass. — Fifteen years ago, on June 26, 1998, the lead story in the New York Times read: “People with…
What’s the T? Explores the Lives of Trans Women
Documentary film features struggles and triumphs By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— What’s the T? — a new documentary by out filmmaker Cecilio Asuncion—follows five transgender women…
Camperships: Helping the Lives of Children Living with HIV/AIDS
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— Children living with HIV/AIDS experience a hard time as they struggle to have a care-free childhood. This disease’s physical afflictions, financial…
Family Files Complaint to Protect Transgender Child From School Discrimination
Legal Complaint Alleges Six-Year-Old Transgender Girl Denied Access to Girls’ Bathrooms at School Colorado Springs, CO – Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today…
HBGC Event: Black and Latino Gay Men on Pornography
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– It was a hot topic of conversation. And talk about pornography they did as more than 50 people (mostly men of…